Paper holder



A. H. SIPLE PAPER HOLDER Dec. 29, 1931.

Filed April 6, 1929 EEEJJ vQzim 25m 25; in 12% mini 4:32 m a w R G SWAZNVENTORV 23 I g 7EATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 29, 1931 NITED stars ALBERT H. SIIPLE, OF EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO PAPER HOLDER Application filed. April 6,

This invention relates to paper holding devices and is particularly adapted to holding paper upon which the score of a game is to be kept.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved paper holder whichwill be simple in structure and operation. v

Another object is to provide an improved paper holder which may be carried by a table upon which a game is played, so thatit will at all times be readily accessible to the score keeper.

Another object is to provide'an improved paper holder which may be carried in an accessible position by a table and which will not obstruct the table top. a

Other objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention will be better understood from the description of one practical embodiment thereof, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder embodying the invention applied to a card table. the holder being designed for keeping scores in the game of bridge.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Figure 3 is a side elevational partially sectional view of the holder taken on line III- III of Figure 2; y I

Figure 4 is an end elevation taken from the front end of the holder; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the fitting by which the holder is attached to the table.

The holder consists of a rigid frame which carries a roll of paper and which is attached to the side of a table so that its upper surface is nearly in the plane of the table top, The frame is conveniently made of a single piece of sheet metal of the necessary stiffness and. comprises of flat top 1 and two depending flanges 2 and 3 along its side edges. The flanges, near the front edge of the frame, are extended to form lugs 4 and 5 through perforations 6 in which a bolt 7 passes, the bolt serving to rotatably hold a roll of paper 8 beneath top 1. A nut 9 is threaded on the end'of the bolt and may beadjusted to cause the lugs to press upon the ends of the roll of paper, acting as a brake toprevent the roll from turning and unwinding too easily.

1929. Serial NO. 352,942.

1 The strip of paper passes up from the roll through a transverse slot 10 in top 1, extends along the upper surface of the top, and then passes down through a second transverse slot 11 in the top, the portion between slots being accessible for writing.

Upon the rear end of top 1, suitable column headings 12 are placed. From these, lines 13 and 14. extend between the two slots, these lines being sufiiciently heavy to be seen through the paper to separate difierent scores of the players, thus permitting the use of plain paper while giving the advantages of ruled paper. Upon the front end of the top a chart 15 of points to be scored is placed. The headings, lines, and chart may, of course, be applied in any desired manner, as by printing, transfers or the like.

The flange 2, has at lug 4, a curved hook or finger 16 struck out and bent upwards to con stitute a holder for a'p'encil 17. This hook is placed on the flange next to the table so that it cannot catch clothing of persons passing by.

' Flange'2 is also'provided with a bracket lug 18 by which the frame is supported upon a table. This lug is offset at 19 to space the frame from the table and leave room for the pencil 17 between them. This permits the top 1 of the frame to be flush with or even below the table top 20.

A plate 21 is secured to a side rail 22 of the table by means of screws 23. This plate has two horizontal slots '24, the part between which is bent out to form a socket to receive bracket lug 18. The frame can, consequently, be easily applied to the table or removed therefrom by inserting lug 1-8 in the plate or lifting it out. I g f While I have described the illustrated embodiment of my invention in some particularity, obviously, many others will readily occur to those skilled in the art to which it appertains and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the precise details shown and described but claim as my invention all embodiments coming within the scope of the appended claims:

1. In combination, a card table,a socketed fitting attached to a side edge thereof adja cent one of the corners of the table top, a

score recording device comprising aholder having a horizontal backing surface and a dc pending lag, the lug engageable Wit-l1 the fitting to support the backing surface substantially in the plane of the table top, a roll of paper carried by the score recording device below the backing surface so that the paper may extend from the roll over the backing surface.

2. In combination, a card table, a socketcd fitting attached to a side edge thereof adj acent one of the corners of the table top, a score recording device connprising a holder having a horizontal backing surface and a depending lag the lug engageable with the fitting to support the hacking surface substantially in the plane of the table top, a roll of paper carried by the score recording device below the backing surface so that the paper may extend from the roll over the backing surface, slots in the backing surface permitting the passage of the paper to and from said surface, lines upon said surface between said slots and headings upon the surface on L teriorly the space between the slots and in alinement with the spaces between said lines.

3. In combination, a table, a socketed fitting permanently attached to a side edge thereof near one corner of the table top, a score recording devicecomprising apaperholderhaving an inverted channel-shaped frame, a pivot extending between the flanges of the frame and carrying a roller adapted to support a roll of paper, transverse slots on the of the frame through which the paper may pass from the roll to overlie the top of the frame between the slots, column headings on the top of the frame between an end thereof and the adjacent slot, lines extending along the top of the frame in alinement with said column headings between the slots, and a lug on the frame insertable within the socketed fitting.

4. A game apparatus comprising a card table and a score recording device detachably connected together, the score recording de vice having a flat surface lying substantially in the plane of the table top and adjacent one corner thereof, the score recording device be ing provided with a roll of blank paper, means for supporting a section of said paper upon said top, the top having lines on the portion of the surface covered by said paper, and column headings in alinement with the columns formed by said lines on a portion of the top notcovered by the paper.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this tth day of April, 1929.

A. H. SIPLE. 

